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You may want to consider adding Durawall horizontal reinforcement to your block wall.

Ran into an issue on a Department store remodel one time, all conventional methods were too slow and the results were very unsatisfactory. We ended up with a "weed burner" torch and heated the tiles, they popped right up. Depending on the thin-set used, a floor grinder may be needed to remove...

There should have been a bond break at each column, something like roofing felt paper would have worked. Better yet would have been to box out the columns when the slab was poured, with the corners meeting at the saw cuts, coming back and pouring in the box outs with bond breaks. You could...

Use quick bolts. When considering potential up lift on the shed roof from high winds and that you will be attaching a gate to one of the post, you need a substantial anchor...

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I do the same (discarded), also barely cracking the valve open.

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If you are wanting to be able to wash down the floor then block would be the way to go. If that does not matter then go ahead with the 2x wall on the slab. If you are placing the slab for the garage make sure there is some pitch from the outside to the center. It does not have to be much, as...

The cost may be prohibitive but like others have said a single roll up, but mounted to the outside of the garage could be possible.

Two years age my 24x24 was approx $8000, I did everything myself with some help from friends. Including: 24'x24'x6" slab w/#5 rebar 16" oc each way, 9' side walls, trusses, roofing, aluminum facia-soffits-gutters, wood siding, house wrap, all 5/8" osb roof and walls, 16x7 overhead door, 3'...

I do not know the pros and cons but several years ago I worked on a local realestate big shots house and his five car garage was quarry tile. It looked great with the three Benz's the Jag and a Rover all sitting there.

It depends on how old the opener is. Older ones no, there is no means for attaching sensing eyes to reverse the door if some one is in the way while it is closing. Some of the newer Liftmasters have the ability to add remote sensors...

Are you sure it is a hex instead of a torx.? Protect the area and use a dremmel to either grind off the head (then carefully drill out the bolt) or cut a slot in it and use a screwdriver.

With a double rebar mat with # 3's there is no need to increase the bar size, if it were a single mat then a larger bar would be needed. I have heard mixed results with Thompsons, I have never seen it myself, couldn't say. A product that is getting great reviews around here is called (not sure...